A GROUP of final-year PNG studies and international relations students of Divine Word University are conducting an online awareness campaign against an increasing number of counterfeit products in PNG. Group leader Delailah Karis said the campaign was part of their international and regional security studies assignment. “We were supposed to do campaign in and around Madang town but decided to do it online because of the Covid-19 restrictions,” she said. “The increase of counterfeit products is a security threat to PNG in terms of the impacts on our economy and the health of our citizens.”
Karis said counterfeited and pirated products were being produced and consumed all around the world, including PNG. “Reports show that Asian countries are the largest counterfeit producers that are circulating in PNG,” she said. “The type of products being copied and sold range from electrical appliances and clothing to food, drinks and drugs. “Fake products have the potential of destroying small as well as a large businesses in PNG, while people who consume counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, food and drinks can compromise their health. “More effective enforcement and public support are needed to combat this issue of counterfeit products in PNG.” PNG Customs team leader in Madang Anthony Brabar urged PNG companies to register their businesses so it would be easy to confiscate or destroy counterfeit products when reported. The National Next : Call For Internet Filtering In PNG Comments are closed.
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